

Every Which Way but Loose
Clint Eastwood will turn you Every Which Way But Loose
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $85.2M
- Language
- English
- martial arts
- waitress
- bare knuckle boxing
- fight
- overweight
- fishing
- camping
- motel
- human animal relationship
- beer
- biker
- orangutan
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG20 Dec 1978
- PhysicalPGWarner Home Video #1028 [VHS] 114 minutes1 Jan 1991
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1230 Dec 1978
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM30 Dec 1978
CanadaCA
- Theatrical20 Dec 1978
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical159 Mar 1979
FranceFR
- TheatricalU4 Apr 1979
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1628 Dec 1978
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1330 Dec 1978
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1522 Dec 1978
JapanJP
- Theatrical16 Dec 1978
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical616 Dec 1978
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Every Which Way but Loose was released on 16 December 1978.
Audience reviews
2- J7/10
John Chard
11/17/2019
I think he's spending too much time with Clyde. Every Which Way But Loose is directed by James Fargo and written by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. It stars Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo and Manis The Orangutan. It surprised the studio executives, even had them sweating about the release, but the adventures of Philo Beddoe (Eastwood) and his pet Orangutan proved to be a smash hit at the …
- R6/10
r96sk
1/19/2022
A bit forgettable, if nothing terrible. Clint Eastwood is solid enough, while the supporting Geoffrey Lewis, Sondra Locke and Ruth Gordon have a couple of moments. The plot is a little meandering and doesn't hold enough entertainment, even with an orangutan being present throughout <em>'Every Which Way but Loose'</em>. I found the pacing to be slower than I would've liked and the characters opposite the lead to…
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